The Necessity of Special Creation

When God Became Man by Dr Henry Morris

Thus the body of the second Adam must be formed directly by God and placed in a virgin's womb. This had been the very first promise made after the first Adam brought sin and death into the world. Speaking of "the woman, and . . . her seed," God said that He "shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel" (Genesis 3:15). This prophecy was addressed to Satan, whose lie had elicited Eve's sin. This wonderful body would not grow from a man's seed, as in every other human birth, nor would it grow from a woman's egg, for in either case a sin-carrying and mutation-carrying embryo would necessarily result. It must instead be a seed specially formed by the Creator Himself, then planted in the virgin's womb, where it forthwith would become His "tabernacle" for thirty-three years as He lived on His planet Earth among those He had come to save.

 

The Improbability of the Incarnation by Dr Henry Morris



But how can God actually become a man, "made of a woman" (Galatians 4:4), without inheriting the fallen, sinful, human nature common to all men and women including Mary? The answer can only be by special creation of His human body. ". . . for the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man" (Jeremiah 31:22). The word rendered "compass" in this verse precisely means "enclose" and nothing else than a virgin birth could be called "a new thing" in this context. Note also that it required creation!


Therefore, a mighty miracle of special creation was involved when God became man. "Wherefore when He cometh into the world, He saith, . . . a body hast thou prepared me" (Hebrews 10:5). As He had directly formed the body of the "the first man Adam," so also must He form the body of "the second man . . . the Lord from heaven" (I Corinthians 15:45, 47). "God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh" (Romans 8:3). All other components of human flesh were created there in that body—even the genes which would appear to be inherited from Abraham, David, and Mary. Remember that our Creator is "able of . . . stones to raise up children unto Abraham" (Luke 3:8). There was no inherent sin in His created human flesh, of course, but only the "likeness" of sinful flesh.

 

My KJV Defenders Bible Notes has the following concerning Genesis 3:15



3:15 her seed. The “seed of the woman” can only be an allusion to a future descendant of Eve who would have no human father. Biologically, a woman produces no seed, and except in this case Biblical usage always speaks only of the seed of men. This promised Seed would, therefore, have to be miraculously implanted in the womb. In this way, He would not inherit the sin nature which would disqualify every son of Adam from becoming a Savior from sin. This prophecy thus clearly anticipates the future virgin birth of Christ.

 

nowhere in the Word of God does it say the sperma fertilized Mary's ovum. That is man's understanding.

I have showed Scripture to prove Mary's ovum was not used at all. Dr Morris' articles also attest to this fact.

It was all God.

seed in John 7:42

Strong's Greek Dictionary
4690. sperma
Search for G4690 in KJVSL
sperma sperma sper'-mah
from 4687; something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting):--issue, seed.

See Greek 4687

the male's donation is not the only definition of seed. Why is that so hard to understand. But the only other definitions for seed as shown have to do with either plants (which does not fit), and pay attention... offspring. It does not refer to ovum at all.

Even in the NT, seed, when speaking of the birth of Christ is pointing to the fact that He was the offspring of Mary. She gave birth to Him; thus, He was her offspring. God did it all.

Look at Romans 8:3. 'God sent His Son in the likeness of sinful flesh'. God did not send an embryo. He did not send a male's sperm cell. He sent His Son. An embryo is not flesh. A male's sperm cell is not flesh.


A fetus is flesh. God placed a fetus in Mary's womb. Her egg was not needed at all.

Hebrews 10 states: 'a body Thou has prepared me'. God put a body in Mary's womb, not a sperm cell.
There is the miracle. God did it all.

 

The natural reproductive process was not used in the sending forth of God's Son, so natural biological laws cannot apply.

Can you show clearly from Scripture that Mary carried that which was in her womb for a full 9 months? I don't see it.

God's ways are mysterious. He chose to prepare a body for Jesus. He chose to place His Son in Mary's womb. The Bible says the Word became flesh, not the Word became and embryo and then flesh.

Yes, I believe it is highly possible Mary did not carry the Son for a full 9 months. We find the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit, and the announcement by the angel to Joseph not to fear to take Mary to wife. Joseph must have known Mary was pregnant. She must have been showing somewhat.

After the pronouncement of the placing of the Son in the womb, Mary went to Elisabeth's. Do we truly have a time frame of when she went? We do know Mary went to Elisabeth's and stayed for 3 months.

When was she found to be with child? What is the time frame?

Mary left Elisabeth's shortly before John's birth... possibly only a few days.
Are there Scriptures to indicate that Mary carried the child another 6 months after leaving Elisabeths?

 

Not being ridiculous at all.

Just showing how much more of a miracle the birth of Christ was that so many fail to see.

 

Start looking at the birth in the supernatural instead of comparing His birth with that of a mare. God may reveal to you the totality of this miraculous event.

 

Using the natural mind, an ovum and a sperm cell would be needed for conception. But in the case of the birth of Christ we are not talking natural... but supernatural. You are trying to mix the natural and the supernatural.

 

Scripture says 'a body Thou has prepared me,' not 'an ovum Thou hast prepared me.